Chapter 5
Building a Route
Add stops, choose a start and open a route in Google Maps.
Add stops#
Use Add to Route from search cards, listing pages, favourites, Produce Alerts or shared routes. The header’s My Route counter shows the number of current stops.
Open the planner#
Select Plan a Route or My Route.
The planner can:
- Display route stops and available map pins.
- Arrange stops into a nearby-stop chain.
- Use a manual starting point.
- Use your current location with permission.
- Add more stops.
- Remove stops or clear the route.
- Open directions in Google Maps.
- Add a Farm Stay or Caravan Park as the final overnight stop.
- Optionally optimise route order when route optimisation is configured and available.
Choose a starting point#
- Enter an address, suburb or postcode, or select Use my current location.
- Select Update start point when using manual entry.
- Review the map and route order.
- Select Clear start point to remove it.
The start is kept in the current session. It is saved only if a signed-in user explicitly saves it with a route. Private GPS/home starts are not published in shared routes.
Open in Google Maps#
Select Start route in Google Maps or Open route in Google Maps. Long routes may be divided into separate legs. Multi-day routes open one day at a time.
Google Maps controls navigation, traffic and directions. Confirm road suitability, closures and access, especially when towing a caravan.
Clear the temporary route#
Select Clear route. This removes the current private route basket but does not delete independently saved routes.
